Comments on: reusable utensils to-go tutorial http://whipup.net/2009/01/21/reusable-utensils-to-go-tutorial/ handcraft in a hectic world Sun, 22 Nov 2009 03:28:58 -0600 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.8.6 hourly 1 By: lenny http://whipup.net/2009/01/21/reusable-utensils-to-go-tutorial/comment-page-1/#comment-472029 lenny Sun, 01 Feb 2009 02:27:41 +0000 http://whipup.net/?p=7639#comment-472029 hi laughing rat. point well taken. before starting the project, i looked up some details. according to the household product database, run by the NIH (this may/not impress you)--that heating the bags produced these results. , "Inhalation Toxicity: No adverse effects expected from the normal use of this product. Breathing vapors and fumes from heating the polymer to decomposition may cause eye, mucous membrane and respiratory irritation." i concluded that because you are not heating the bags to decomposition--far from it in fact--i was in the clear. but you are right to assume your own comfort level. hope that helps! hi laughing rat.

point well taken. before starting the project, i looked up some details. according to the household product database, run by the NIH (this may/not impress you)–that heating the bags produced these results.

, “Inhalation Toxicity: No adverse effects expected from the normal use of this product. Breathing vapors and fumes from heating the polymer to decomposition
may cause eye, mucous membrane and respiratory irritation.”

i concluded that because you are not heating the bags to decomposition–far from it in fact–i was in the clear. but you are right to assume your own comfort level.

hope that helps!

]]> By: Laughingrat http://whipup.net/2009/01/21/reusable-utensils-to-go-tutorial/comment-page-1/#comment-463997 Laughingrat Thu, 22 Jan 2009 15:43:16 +0000 http://whipup.net/?p=7639#comment-463997 The finished result is really cute, and I applaud reusing stuff. There's a safety issue that merits pointing out, however: many plastics give off toxic fumes when heated, and since these bags are certainly not designed to be fused or ironed, there's a good chance that they give off such fumes. Just because you can't smell anything or don't experience an immediate effect doesn't mean there's no danger. The finished result is really cute, and I applaud reusing stuff. There’s a safety issue that merits pointing out, however: many plastics give off toxic fumes when heated, and since these bags are certainly not designed to be fused or ironed, there’s a good chance that they give off such fumes. Just because you can’t smell anything or don’t experience an immediate effect doesn’t mean there’s no danger.

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